Orca sightings are unusual in San Luis Obispo County. The predators, also known as killer whales, are known to prey on elephant seals, although it’s not well documented. This happens far at sea ...

Northern elephant seals can weigh more than 4,000 pounds so ... they bumped and harassed it before finally killing it.” The orca family groups included the scientifically cataloged CA216Bs ...

They worried the flu would jump to other species, such as orcas (Orcinus orca), which feed on seals, but that threat never appeared to materialize. Dead elephant seals on a beach in Argentina.

Known for their unique strategy of creating waves that knock seals ... elephant trumpeting.” Scientists have witnessed and filmed humpbacks, which feed on tiny crustaceans called krill ...

Federal wildlife authorities are searching for a person of interest in the stabbing of a baby elephant seal on an Oregon beach, leaving it injured with multiple wounds. The 225-pound pup was ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Marine Mammal Program captured and relocated an elephant seal pup that was resting at Neskowin’s South Beach on March 19.

A whale-watching tour got the photo opportunity of a lifetime when they spotted a rare white shark feeding from an elephant seal about 30 miles west of Santa Barbara. The group of about 50 people ...

Avian flu, also known as H5N1, spread through marine mammal colonies in Argentinian Patagonia in August 2023, nearly doubling the death rate among southern elephant seals in some areas.

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to ...